-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A struggling German soccer team is offering a refund to its fans who traveled to another city to watch it suffer a 4-0 loss .

Cottbus are second from the bottom of the German Bundesliga .

More than 600 Energie Cottbus supporters saw their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games when it received a 4-0 drubbing Friday at the hands of another team , Schalke .

Cottbus are second from the bottom in the German Bundesliga 's ranking and is in danger of being relegated to a lower league at the end of the season .

The team posted a Web statement Saturday headlined , `` Sorry , Energie Fans ! ''

In it , the team said its players `` did not manage at any time to stand up to a high-class opponent with our particular qualities of passion , dedication and one-on-one duels . ''

`` Certainly one can lose at Schalke , '' the team manager Steffen Heidrich said in the statement . `` Nevertheless we did not put up enough defense against the class of the individuals of this opponent . ''

The team said it will announce details in the coming weeks of how fans can receive a refund on their admission ticket .

`` I welcome the apologetic gesture of the team to its fans , '' Heidrich said . `` Real compensation must actually be given in the coming matches . ''

CNN 's Ben Brumfield contributed to this report .

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More than 600 supporters watch their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games

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Energie Cottbus are second from the bottom in its league 's ranking

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The team will announce details of how fans can receive a refund on their ticket